Ruben Studdard

Disney World will close its American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park earlier than previously announced. The last day for the attraction, based on Fox's television singing competition, will be Aug. 30.

In June, Disney said the curtain would drop on the theme park show sometime in January 2015. The changes are part of the continuous review of the company's entertainment options, a Disney World spokesman said Friday.

Disney is not ready to announce plans for the idle Idol space, he said.

The attraction opened in 2009 to much hoopla. A blue-carpet event that included TV host

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